Archive for January, 2008

ITT Educational Services, Inc. Announces Availability of Additional Student Funding Options

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (NYSE: ESI - News), a leading provider of technology-oriented postsecondary degree programs, announced today that it has arranged for Bank of America, Chase Education Finance and Citibank, The Student Loan Corporation to provide federal and private education loans to qualified ITT Technical Institute students and their parents for the remainder of […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Student Funding Group Announces New Private Loan Products

Student Funding Group, LLC (StuFund) announced that it will be offering a number of new private student loan products. Some of these loans will feature no fees and are designed for students looking to finance their college education or consolidate private loan debt.
The StuFund Solutions Loan will have zero fees and offer competitive rates. “Our […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Scholarship deadlines approach for Hispanic students

There are more than $2 million in scholarship and internship opportunities for Hispanic college students pursuing degrees in math, science, engineering or technology through Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS), the educational foundation of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
Deadlines to apply range from Feb. 1 to April 1, although […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Music scholarship deadline is Feb. 1

The application deadline for music student scholarships from the Battle Creek Morning Musical Club is Feb. 1. The club is offering summer camp scholarships of up to $400 as well as the Gif and Connie Richards scholarship in the amount of $500.
The summer music camp awards are for students in seventh through 12th grades who […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Pinnacle donates $160,000 to the med school scholarship drive

Pinnacle Cos. is donating $160,000 to the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine scholarship drive.
The donation will fund one full scholarship, which includes tuition and living expenses for four years.
UCF so far has received funding for 22 scholarships, with a goal of bringing in 40 totaling $6.4 million to fund education costs for its […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Funding boost sought for scholarship program for Iraq, Afghanistan vets

Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to increase by $150,000 a state scholarship fund for veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help eliminate a waiting list.
The Maryland Higher Education Commission launched the $500,000 fund last February to assist veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq enroll in undergraduate programs at state colleges and […]

January 23rd, 2008 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

LTCC provides opportunity to study abroad, tour Peru

Study abroad in Cusco, Peru, this spring with Lake Tahoe Community College. Considered the archaeological capital of the Americas, Cusco is the largest tourist destination in Peru.
Program dates are May 1 through June 29, and the price is $3,995, not including airfare. The price includes single-room accommodations with a host family plus three meals per […]

January 8th, 2008 - Posted in Study Abroad

Kansas State University Student Wins Beef Industry Scholarship

Ten outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship provided by the CME Group and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. The CME Group has sponsored this scholarship program for 18 years.
Each scholarship winner wrote a 750-word essay that identified key issues confronting the beef industry, and suggested […]

January 8th, 2008 - Posted in Scholarship